What can a garden teach you today?
It’s the beginning of garden show season and one of the popular and favorite parts (beyond the cool plants to buy) is the lecture series. I love to attend lectures to be inspired by what the garden can teach us. I also love to share the inspiration too. Join me for my garden seminars at the Tacoma Home and Garden show the last week in January.
Topics this year include:
Water Wisdom in the Garden
January 27th, 2010 at 3 pm on the Green Theatre stage.
This one is one of the most requested this past season. Think the subject of watering the garden is boring and mechanical? Gravel gardens, beautiful drought tolerant plants and landscape design that makes you think twice about how water is used. Every garden needs water; it all comes down to how to use it wisely. From less dependence on lawn to the lure of gravel gardens, timely garden wise tips with rain barrels and miserly sprinklers to garden design inspiration. I’ll include my favorite plant lists for drought tolerant gardens.
Color and Texture in the Garden
January 28th, 2010 at 3 pm on the Green Theatre stage.
Flowers can be fickle, find ways to add color from foliage and décor and let the flush of color from flowers come and go for seasonal affect. The use of color in a garden is the one element that catches the eye and makes us stop to look. Much like an artist paints a picture, inspirations to infuse color in the garden playing with hardscape, plants, pottery and the natural surroundings. Add a bit of wow to the garden!
Maximizing Small Space Gardens
January 30th, 2010 at 3pm on the Green theatre stage.
This is a real how –to that shows how to maximize every inch of the garden. There are no places to hide in a small garden. Find ways to make an impact. Emphasis on low maintenance and fabulous gardening tricks for small spaces that are big on design. Included is a free drawing plan for a small space edible garden and container gardens that have fruit, veggies and herbs. Find space for outdoor entertaining while still having room to grow! Design tips to play with scale, plus top 10 plant lists for small spaces
The seminars are free with admission to the show. Now is the time to plan and dream about the garden so when the weather warms and the muck in the garden is bearable, you are ready to take action!
Please stop by and say Hi!
It’s the beginning of garden show season and one of the popular and favorite parts (beyond the cool plants to buy) is the lecture series. I love to attend lectures to be inspired by what the garden can teach us. I also love to share the inspiration too. Join me for my garden seminars at the Tacoma Home and Garden show the last week in January.
Topics this year include:
Water Wisdom in the Garden
January 27th, 2010 at 3 pm on the Green Theatre stage.
This one is one of the most requested this past season. Think the subject of watering the garden is boring and mechanical? Gravel gardens, beautiful drought tolerant plants and landscape design that makes you think twice about how water is used. Every garden needs water; it all comes down to how to use it wisely. From less dependence on lawn to the lure of gravel gardens, timely garden wise tips with rain barrels and miserly sprinklers to garden design inspiration. I’ll include my favorite plant lists for drought tolerant gardens.
Color and Texture in the Garden
January 28th, 2010 at 3 pm on the Green Theatre stage.
Flowers can be fickle, find ways to add color from foliage and décor and let the flush of color from flowers come and go for seasonal affect. The use of color in a garden is the one element that catches the eye and makes us stop to look. Much like an artist paints a picture, inspirations to infuse color in the garden playing with hardscape, plants, pottery and the natural surroundings. Add a bit of wow to the garden!
Maximizing Small Space Gardens
January 30th, 2010 at 3pm on the Green theatre stage.
This is a real how –to that shows how to maximize every inch of the garden. There are no places to hide in a small garden. Find ways to make an impact. Emphasis on low maintenance and fabulous gardening tricks for small spaces that are big on design. Included is a free drawing plan for a small space edible garden and container gardens that have fruit, veggies and herbs. Find space for outdoor entertaining while still having room to grow! Design tips to play with scale, plus top 10 plant lists for small spaces
The seminars are free with admission to the show. Now is the time to plan and dream about the garden so when the weather warms and the muck in the garden is bearable, you are ready to take action!
Please stop by and say Hi!
